Bangui vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$226	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	91
😀 Quality of life	6	71
🏙️ Population	889K	11.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 39% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8546th and 6287th ($518 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in the Central African Republic and China, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 9268th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Hangzhou

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	Bangui	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$22679

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774